Tiyah Galgalo Ali

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27th December 1966

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Tiyah Galgalo Ali

She was the first girl from Isiolo County to study upto form six.

She is also the founder of the Foundation for Kenyan Women Pastoralist which lobbies universities to admit girls from disadvantaged communities for prestigious courses.

All parliamentary appearances

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  • 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is a misunderstanding on the issue of issuance of identification cards. As a former Commissioner with the Interim Independent Electoral Commission, I can confirm that national identification cards are issued by the Department of Civil Registration--- view
  • 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if we want to use waiting cards as voters’ cards, we need to change the Election Act and not--- view
  • 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I do not need to repeat the fact that cancer is the leading cause of death in this country. Quite a number of people have died. The statistics show that 18,000 people die annually. Out of those, there are a number of people from rural areas whose deaths are not reported because of lack of information or monitoring tools. A number of them are in villages. Some go to dispensaries and health centers that do not have facilities to support cancer patients. A number of patients that have been referred to Kenyatta National Hospital ... view
  • 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Okay. I support. view
  • 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
  • 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Is the Hon. Member in order to say that women who have been nominated to county assemblies are busybodies? That is an insult to the Kenyan women and to the Constitution of Kenya. We demand for his apology and withdrawal. view
  • 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Bill. Let me take this opportunity to thank the Leader of the Majority Party for setting the pace in supporting this Bill. Let me also thank our male Members of Parliament who supported this Bill. We will go into history, as a House, for supporting women course. Allow me to say that we have a community governance structure that is not friendly to women. view
  • 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
  • 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for protecting me. We have a community governance structure that is not very friendly and has no space for women. If we do not pass this Bill, we will have a group of able women with aspirations and visions who may not come to this House. view
  • 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: As I speak, we have a community governance structure that is in conflict with the Constitution. Many patriarchal communities like the one I come from do not allow women in leadership. They demean women. As I grew up in my community, the northern communities of Kenya believed that women are children with big feet. They will not, at any one time, allow women to make decisions. This is also a Muslim community where men marry up to four wives to manage their property and homes yet they call them children with big feet. view

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